The paper reviews the Reagan administration's efforts to convert human services financing to a block grant approach and describes the response of the United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA). The Budget Reconciliation Act and its impact on funding for such services as developmental disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, and Title XX Social…

This study examines a number of questions surrounding the distribution of Title I aid and state compensatory education aid. The extent to which the two types of aid are complementary and their effect on the equalizing thrust of the state general aid are also examined. There are four major states that are studied: Florida, New Jersey, New York, and…

This document is the First Annual Report to the Congress on state and local uses of those federal education funds for which the states have discretionary administrative authority. The first chapter presents the specific reporting requirements to be met under the law, the scope of the reporting effort, and a discussion of the strategies and…

The laws covered in this report were initiated as part of a federal policy of assisting school districts financially burdened as a result of new or expanded federal activities. Public Law 81-874 authorizes financial assistance for maintenance and operation of schools that have been financially burdened by government activities. Public Law 81-815…

This report by the Planning Commission culminates 2 years of public hearings and the investigations of 10 task forces on vocational rehabilitation. A broader definition of the disabled, one which includes the disadvantaged, is gaining acceptance, resulting in the need for expanded rehabilitation programs. This study provides the necessary…

This study investigated some aspects of elementary school guidance and counseling in the 50 states and the four American territories. Specifically such matters as number of counselors employed, their sources of financial support, professional background, certification and state standards were examined through the use of a questionnaire. Response…

A review is presented of the history and evolution of general obligation school bonds and capital outlay financing for public education. Following a discussion of past legislation of several states concerned with school borrowing, the evolution of school bonding is explained in terms of increased school financing from 1900 through 1958.…

One of the ironies of recent years has been the concurrent development of a growing public budget for higher education and a widening chorus of people who can't see any reason at all for subsidizing it. The purpose of this paper is to summarize briefly the issues in the debate and discuss in some detail the more neglected aspects of the case. The…

The document provides names of participants, a meeting agenda, and a record of proceedings of the Inter-Agency Employment Meeting held in Window Rock, Arizona, on April 15, 1970. Representatives of various agencies concerned with the problem of Navajo Indian employment (e.g., the Arizona State Employment Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and…

This report provides the hearings on and texts of bills H. R. 1264, H. R. 2302, H. R. 6055, H. R. 6493 and H. R. 8499, which provide federal leadership and grants to the states for developing and implementing programs for youth camp safety and for developing a study of the extent and enforcement of state laws and regulations governing youth camps.…

Educational opportunities once denied the handicapped are opening up gradually in a University of Kansas program to eliminate its architectural barriers. (Author)

Describes some programs that qualify to receive financial support under Part B of the Vocational Education Act. Their objective is to train people for gainful employment in occupations that do not require a college degree. (Author/RK)

Discusses the ramifications of privatization (the withdrawal of government as the creator and provider of services) for public education. Includes discussion of vouchers and of privatization of instructional services through the contracting of instructional services from private organizations. (MD)

The Southern Institute has commissioned the Center for Law and Social Policy to examine whether federal law prevents states from adopting coordinated child absence policies for their Head Start and CCDF/TANF-funded (Child Care and Development Fund/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) child care collaborative projects. The issue relates to one…

Although the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), in operation for 5 years, has made rapid progress in reducing the number of children in the United States without health insurance coverage, pending reductions in federal funding, the expected reversion of SCHIP funds back to the U.S. Treasury, and growing state budget crises will…